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MEDICARE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Insurance
DEF

Any of various government-funded programs to provide medical care to a population.

CONT

Americans believe they ought to be able to choose their own health care plan and keep their own doctors ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance-maladie
OBS

Régime d'assurance-soins médicaux. Source : Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu, art. 110(8)(a).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro médico
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Record 2 2005-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Non-Canadian)
  • Health Insurance
OBS

Federally administered U.S. program of compulsory health insurance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux non canadiens
  • Assurance-maladie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas nacionales no canadienses
  • Seguro médico
DEF

Programa de Seguro Médico en los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica autorizado por el título XVIII del Acta de Seguridad Social, para personas mayores de 65 años, para incapacitados que necesiten asistencia por dos años o más y para ciertos trabajadores y sus dependientes que necesiten transplantes de riñon o diálisis.

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